Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainCape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, which takes in Richmond County, Subdivision C, is held by Jaime Battiste (Liberal Party of Canada)
For local government, Richmond County, Subdivision C is a subdivision of county municipality. No open list of councils exists in Nova Scotia, so no mayor of Richmond County, Subdivision C is named here. Richmond County, Subdivision C’s riding for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found. Across Nova Scotia, 11 of the 11 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Richmond County, Subdivision C, a subdivision of county municipality in Nova Scotia, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
nslegislature.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Richmond County, Subdivision C has no upper-tier council: Richmond, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Richmond County, Subdivision C, from the most recent elections.
- 1Richmond County, Subdivision C councilSubdivision of county municipality
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsCape Breton—Canso—Antigonish
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Richmond County, Subdivision C votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond County, Subdivision C council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Voters last chose Richmond County, Subdivision C council on 19 October 2024 and will again on 21 October 2028. The Municipal Elections Act sets the day: the third Saturday in October every four years. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
nslegislature.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Jaime Battiste represents Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 45%; Jaime Battiste held it for the party in 2025. Jaime Battiste was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Jaime Battiste’s 3rd.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Cape Breton—Canso returned Mike Kelloway (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Richmond County, Subdivision C voted in Cape Breton—Canso; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish is its riding today.
The 2019 result had favoured Mike Kelloway as well, at 39%. Mike Kelloway (Liberal Party of Canada) took Cape Breton—Canso in 2021 with 46% of the vote, 4,483 votes ahead of Fiona MacLeod (Conservative Party of Canada). At 66%, more of Cape Breton—Canso voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 4 candidates in Cape Breton—Canso, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Kelloway | Liberal Party of Canada | 18,288 | 46.5% |
| Fiona MacLeod | Conservative Party of Canada | 13,805 | 35.1% |
| Jana Reddick | New Democratic Party | 5,618 | 14.3% |
| Brad Grandy | People's Party of Canada | 1,649 | 4.2% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Richmond County, Subdivision C is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsnovascotia.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
Questions about how Richmond County, Subdivision C is run
Who is the MP for Richmond County, Subdivision C?
Jaime Battiste of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, which includes Richmond County, Subdivision C.
Which party won Richmond County, Subdivision C in the 2021 federal election?
Mike Kelloway won Cape Breton—Canso for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, held by Jaime Battiste.
Who is the MLA for Richmond County, Subdivision C?
Every MLA of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Richmond County, Subdivision C.
Who heads the council in Richmond County, Subdivision C?
The head of Richmond County, Subdivision C’s council isn’t named here; as a subdivision of county municipality, it publishes its council itself.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).